Deputies say a man is now in custody after a more than six-hour standoff.

Lt. Tony Ivey of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a home on Leawood Drive at 5 p.m. Thursday about a fight between a brother and sister.

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According to Ivey, when deputies arrived the sister told deputies her 47-year-old brother, Jimmy Larkin Dill, had been assaulting her for the past few days and she wanted it to stop.

Ivey said deputies tried to make contact with Dill but he locked himself in a room.

He said deputies went outside, and that is when Dill came to the door and started making verbal threats to the deputies. Ivey said Dill closed all the windows and blinds in the home.

According to Ivey, when deputies asked the sister if he had access to weapon she said yes and said he had fired a shot from a pistol earlier before deputies arrived.

Deputies said Dill came back to the door with a handgun which he pointed a them.

A negotiator was called in and a perimeter was set up around the area.

Ivey said at 11:30 p.m the SWAT team members went into the home and took the man into custody without incident.

There were approximately three rounds discharged inside the home by Dill during the course of the standoff with deputies, Ivey said. However, none of these shots were directed at the deputies outside the residence.

The man was taken to a hospital to be checked out for exposure to tear gas and possible mental health issues.

Ivey said Dill was treated and released and booked into the Detention Center at 3 a.m. Friday.

Dill is charged with assault and battery, pointing and presenting a firearm.

According to Ivey, Dill was less than cooperative when being processed into the Detention Center so a mug shot is not available.